A Christmas Carol Play by Israel Horovitz

What is the purpose for Marley's visit to Scrooge?

• Only to scare Scrooge
• To hang out and remember the good times together
  
• To teacher Scrooge a lesson about life
• To bring Scrooge chains he ordered from Home Depot

Scrooge's nephew shows his personality in a short visit.  He invites Scrooge to dinner, refuses to get mad at Scrooge, and shares his feelings about Christmas.

• direct characterization
• indirect characterization

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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Scrooge does not want to support the poor.  What does his reaction say about his character?

• He's happy to support them, but he's too busy at the moment
• He doesn't like the men collecting money
• He is greedy and can't be bothered
• He has already taken care of them

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who has mainly affected Scrooge's personality to make him such a grouch?

• Scrooge
• nephew
• Cratchit
• Scrooge's mom

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

At what age did Scrooge become so greedy?

• as a child
• as a young adult
• as an old man

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Scrooge first think of the ghost of Marley?

• He thinks he's dreaming
• He thinks he's eaten something bad
• This thinks someone is playing a joke
• he thinks nothing of it at all

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does the ghost of Christmas past show Scrooge his childhood self?

• To remind him how cute he was
• To show him how it feels to be neglected
• to show him that school was fun
• to show him how mean the school master was

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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How did Fezzywig affect Scrooge as a young man?

• He modeled how to run a business and how to take good care of his workers
• He modeled how to make a ton of money
• He showed how to throw a great party

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why didn't Scrooge understand why Belle broke their contract - engagement?

• He thought she loved someone else
• He thought he was making money so they could have a good start once they were married, where she thought he only cared about the money
• He thought she wanted to be wealthy just like him, so he didn't understand why she broke up with him.
• He thought she loved him enough that she wouldn't care if all he did was work.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What lesson did Scrooge learn from the ghost of Christmas past?

• He was ignorant about poverty
• He could go back and change the past
• Greed was a problem that affected his whole life
• He could've made more money if he had worked harder

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3